Branch of Service
U.S. Army Air Force
Hometown
Lyndhurst, New Jersey
Honored By
Alexander Jacobs Jr
SERVED WITH THE 8TH AIR FORCE, 91ST BOMB GROUP, 323RD BOMB SQUADRON IN BASSINGBOURN, ENGLAND. TAIL GUNNER ON THE B-17 FLYING FORTRESS BOMBER, "THE MALAYAN LADY", THAT WAS SHOT DOWN AND CRASHED WHILE ON A MISSION OVER OSCHERSLEBEN, GERMANY ON JANUARY 11, 1944. AWARDED AIR MEDAL WITH OAK LEAF CLUSTER AND PURPLE HEART.